Illinois makes long-awaited reimbursements to districts for construction
May 16, 2011
26 districts have been waiting since 2002 or longer
From The Chicago Tribune: Some financial relief has come for 26 school districts across Illinoisas the state is finally paying out more than $166 million for school construction projects dating back to at least 2002. About half of the districts added classrooms or opened new schools, only to be left juggling money while waiting for the state to pay its promised share.
